HARRIET SHORR

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Harriet Shorr (1939 – 9 April 2016, New York), was an American artist, writer, poet and professor. She was known for large-scale realistic still life paintings.

Harriet Shorr was born in 1939 and grew up in Sea Gate in Brooklyn. She received her BA from Swarthmore College in 1960 and BFA from Yale School of Art and Architecture in 1962. After graduating from Swarthmore and earning a BFA from Yale, Shorr returned to Swarthmore College to teach art. From 1963 to 1974 she directed Swarthmore’s Studio Arts Program. In 1971 Shorr was selected as a McDowell Fellow and worked in Alexander studio.

Shorr was a member of the Foundation’s Artists Advisory Committee that initiated and developed the Sharpe Walentas Studio Program as a service to living artists. She was a professor emerita of art and design at Purchase College.

Harriet was married to Jim Long and had two daughters, Ruth and Sasha. She died on April 9th 2016 at Beth Israel Hospital at the age of 76.

Website: https://www.harrietshorr.com/